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Gentle muddle, build, churn, and top

Mojito

A refreshing highball built around gentle muddling, crushed ice, and lift.

Time
6 minutes
Level
Intermediate
Glass
Highball
Approx. ABV
14% · Medium
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Mojito served in a highball

Measured for the room

Ingredients

Number of servings
  • Bottle with a generic White Rum label
    White rum

    Recommended brandBACARDÍ Carta Blanca

    2 oz
  • Fresh lime juice in a small carafe beside a cut lime
    Fresh lime juice

    Recommended brandSunkist Persian Lime

    0.75 oz
  • Clear simple syrup in an unbranded bottle
    Simple syrup

    Recommended brandMonin Pure Cane Syrup

    0.5 oz
  • Fresh spearmint leaves
    Mint leaves

    Recommended brandNorth Shore Living Mint

    8 leaves
  • Bottle with a generic Soda label
    Soda water

    Recommended brandFever-Tree Premium Club Soda

    1.5 oz
  • Fresh mint sprig
    Mint sprigOptional

    Recommended brandNorth Shore Living Mint

    1 sprig

Amounts scale from the verified one-glass recipe. Technique and timing stay unchanged.

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Tools

  • Aged-brass Japanese-style jigger
    Jigger

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Japanese Style Jigger

  • Natural wood cocktail muddler
    Muddler

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Bad Ass Muddler

  • Long aged-brass bar spoon
    Bar spoon

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Teardrop Barspoon

  • Empty clear highball glass
    Highball glass

    Recommended brandRIEDEL Drink Specific Highball

Know the pour

Medium

A long rum drink lengthened with soda and crushed ice.

Contains alcohol. Serve only to adults of legal drinking age and enjoy responsibly.